AP CSP Student Options after Plagiarism Notification

Once notified, students may have several options depending on the severity of the infraction. These may include: 

• Voluntarily accept a score of 0 on the performance task. 

• Voluntarily accept cancellation of the entire CSP exam.

• Request a reconsideration of the performance task.  

Students who request a reconsideration must submit supporting documentation that they believe refutes the original determination. This supporting documentation for plagiarism concerns may include a letter of attestation from the student's teacher stating the following:   

• The work submitted was not completed as part of practice. 

• The student didn't receive any feedback from the teacher on the program final submission.  

• To the teacher's knowledge, the programming project is not copied from another source. 

Students who request a reconsideration must submit supporting documentation that they believe refutes the original determination. This supporting documentation for unauthorized use of generative AI may include a letter of attestation from the student’s teacher stating the following: 

• They observed the development of the student’s program; 

• The portions of the student’s program used to fulfill program requirements—input, output, use of a list, procedure, and procedure call(s)—were developed solely by the student and/or their collaborative partner.